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What do you know about Africa?

What do you know about Africa?. PS: Africa is a continent, not a country. What's the difference?. What comes to mind?. Africa Is Diverse. No other continent is as diverse as Africa. Why?: A diverse geography A long pre-history ( diverse people ).

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What do you know about Africa?

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  1. What do you know about Africa? PS: Africa is a continent, not a country. What's the difference? What comes to mind?...

  2. Africa Is Diverse No other continent is as diverse as Africa. Why?: • A diverse geography • A long pre-history (diverse people) Africans are more genetically diverse than the inhabitants of the rest of the world combined. In fact, 9 out of 14 DNA markers exist only among African populations and people descended from them

  3. Geographic Diversity • Desert • Rainforest • Dense trees • Lack of edible vegetation • Mediterranean type • Northern coast & southern tip • Fertile soil / milder climate • Savanna • Grassy plains dotted with trees (40% of continent) • Highlands • Temperate grasslands in mountainous regions

  4. Regions Of Africa Africa is the only continent that covers the northern and southern temperate zones (north-south axis). What geographic features limited movement in Africa and what made them obstacles?

  5. Satellite image of Africa

  6. Some African societies have kept their own traditional way of life… does this make them “primitive” or “uncivilized”?

  7. Some Africans still have traditional societies, with their own traditional leaders and customs Some Africans have more modernized societies that resemble other parts of the world These are both scenes from the country of Ghana

  8. Accra, Ghana

  9. Johannesburg, South Africa

  10. Abidjan, Ivory Coast Lagos, Nigeria Nairobi, Kenya

  11. This is a satellite image of Africa at night… what can you learn from it?

  12. The cities of Africa light up the night sky for miles, while many rural parts of Africa have little or no electricity… Would you rather live in a city or a traditional village in Africa? What are the positives and negatives? Johannesburg, South Africa Nairobi, Kenya Abidjan, Ivory Coast

  13. Samini - Movement Africa is modernized in things such as pop culture, nightlife, etc. Check this song out… it is an example of “hiplife”… a mixture of reggae, hip-hop, and African rhythms. Nigeria and Ghana have been at the forefront.

  14. We can learn more about Africa’s past by studying those African communities that have kept most of their original traditions

  15. Now that we have addressed some myths about Africa, we can learn about African history In order to learn about Black History, we start with African History…

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